if you wish to set an environment variable before running a program,
you must either export that variable, or you must put it on the same
line:
SANE_DEBUG_GENESYS=255 scanimage -L
let us see what that produces.
allan
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 8:41 PM, <sjnz at freenet.co.nz> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am a complete newbie using a Dell Latitude laptop. I don't know how to
> change preferences etc.
> Here is the output I get when going through the online documentation. I
> have the correct backend GENESYS installed.
>> on:~$ sane-find-scanner
>> # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
> # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
> # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.
>> # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure
> that
> # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.
> # Also you need support for SCSI Generic (sg) in your operating system.
> # If using Linux, try "modprobe sg".
>> found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9, product=0x2213, chip=GL841?) at
> libusb:004:004
> # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be
> supported by
> # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.
>> # Not checking for parallel port scanners.
>> # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
> # can't be detected by this program.
>> # You may want to run this program as root to find all devices. Once you
> # found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions as
> # necessary.
>>> on:~$ scanimage -L
>> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
>>> on:~$ SANE_DEBUG_DLL=3
> on:~$ scanimage -L
>> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
>>> on:~$ SANE_DEBUG_GENESYS=255
> on:~$ scanimage -L
>> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
>>> on:~$ SANE_DEBUG_SANEI_SCSI=128
> on:~$ scanimage -L
>> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
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